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  • January 1st 2009 Issue
  • Last Bite

    Sanderson's Perfect Apples

    The Sanderson label was a simple, yet attractive design that relied more on typography than color. There is only one known surviving label. In researching these Last Bite columns for Good Fruit Grower, it is always fascinating to learn where the first-generation fruit growers originated, as well as any connections they left behind in their former residences. The Sanderson brothers are a typical example of the many individuals to seize new opportunities in a new land. Henry Sanderson, born in 1866, and his older brother, Cyrus, born in 1861, grew up in Jacksonville, Illinois. Jacksonville is located in the center […]

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